Freddie Gibbs Charged With Sexual Assault In Austria

"He continues to pursue every available means to demonstrate that he is absolutely innocent and that he has been both belatedly and wrongly accused."

For those out of the loop, Freddie Gibbs was arrested in France is currently being detained in Austria on account of rape allegations dating. He was extradited from France to Austria after a failed appeal attempt. His legal team released a statement today acknowledging that Gibbs has been officially charged with sexual assault by Austrian authorities in charge of the investigation, but he remains steadfast in his innocence.

The official charge is “sexual abuse of a defenseless or psychologically impaired person,” and carries a maximum possible prison sentence of 10 years. The alleged assault took place in 2015, and according to a spokesperson for Vienna’s criminal court, Gibbs “is alleged to have administered knock-out drops to a woman and then have abused her sexually while she was in a defenseless state.”

Gibbs’ lawyer released a statement maintaining the rapper’s innocence. He’s hoping to get out on bail shortly. We’ve copied the entire statement below, and will post updates as they become available.

“While Freddie Gibbs was charged with an offense today, it remains only an

allegation, and it does not in any way change the actual facts that Freddie Gibbs is

100% innocent.

He continues to pursue every available means to demonstrate that he is absolutely

innocent and that he has been both belatedly and wrongly accused. As the